DeepMind Google Scientist Ready To Establish AI Startup In Paris Funding IDR 3.4 Trillion

Intelligent scientist Laurent Sifre (photo: x @laurentsifre)

JAKARTA - A pair of scientists in Google's artificial intelligence subsidiary DeepMind is in talks with investors to establish an artificial intelligence startup in Paris, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, January 19, citing sources familiar with the conversation.

Laurent Sifre and Karl Tuyls scientists, who have given notices to leave DeepMind, have been in discussions with investors over a funding round that could raise more than 200 million euros (Rp 3.4 trillion).

The company, currently known as Holistic, may focus on developing a new artificial intelligence model, the report added. While Google and DeepMind did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters.

DeepMind was acquired by Alphabet's Google about a decade ago to drive artificial intelligence research and has now launched its own offerings in a race to compete with generative artificial intelligence chatbots such as Microsoft-backed ChatGPT.

Paris-based AI Mistral, founded by former DeepMind researcher, announced in December that it had raised 385 million euros (IDR 6.5 trillion) in its second funding round in seven months.